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The Ball 2002 is kicked over the Great Wall of China on its way to Korea & Japan

Category: Belgium

The Christmas Truce

In Flanders
In Flanders

Our first brief pause since leaving English shores was Ypres, in Belgium. We stopped off to try and find the field in which a football game was played between German and British troops during the extraordinary Christmas truce of 1914…

In which we look for the field in Flanders where the legendary game was played.

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The 2018 route

The Ball 2018

The Ball 2018 left England on 25th March 2018 and travelled to the World Cup in Russia.

The 2014 route

The Ball 2014

The Ball 2014 kicked off from England on 9th Jan 2014 and headed to the World Cup in Brazil.

The 2010 route

The Ball 2010

The Ball 2010 left England on 24th Jan 2010 headed to the Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The 2006 route

The Ball 2006

The Ball 2006 travelled from London to the Opening Ceremony in Munich, Germany.

The 2002 route

The Ball 2002

The Ball 2002 was carried 7000 miles across Europe and Asia to the World Cup finals in Korea & Japan.